Joseph Swensen – Joseph Swensen: Saga Trilogy (Live) [CD]

Joseph Swensen offers an intimate and cosmic symphonic fresco in the form of the Saga Trilogy, captured on this b-records disc. Composed in the wake of the pandemic, this trilogy explores the composer’s inner world like an ancestral legend waiting to be discovered. Performed by the Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, the music draws on reminiscences of Messiaen and the poetic spirit of Hafiz. From the cosmic pulsation of Primordial Cosmos to the mythological clamour of the SAGA concerto and the spiritual light of Song of Infinity, allow yourself to be swept away by this vibrant and deeply rooted work, which exists on the border between the visible and the invisible.

Tracklist:

1. Primordial Cosmos for Amplified 5 String Contrabass and 22 Solo Strings~Lento Mesto, poco pi mosso
2. Primordial Cosmos for Amplified 5 String Contrabass and 22 Solo Strings~Molto Agitato. Andante Sostenuto
3. Saga for Solo Cello, Orchestra and Accordion Obligato~Meditation
4. Saga for Solo Cello, Orchestra and Accordion Obligato~Scherzo / Passacaglia
5. Saga for Solo Cello, Orchestra and Accordion Obligato~Aria (After J.S. Bach)
6. Song of Infinity “My name is Infinity. As yours will one day be!” for Solo Clarinet, Orchestra and Chorus~Andante
7. Song of Infinity “My name is Infinity. As yours will one day be!” for Solo Clarinet, Orchestra and Chorus~Choral (after Messiaen

UPC: 3770005527761
Label: B. Records
Release Date: 11.7.25
Format: CD